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uncommon1900-1945
Waterman Pen 10 Centimes Postal Currency (France)
France · 1920 · 10 centimes
A circular metal token with a paper label advertising 'Porte-plume idéal Waterman' (Waterman ideal pen) and 'Kirby, Beard & Co Ld, Paris', with a face value of 10 centimes.
This item served as a form of necessity money or postal currency in France around 1920, likely due to coin shortages, while also functioning as an advertisement for Waterman pens.
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